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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
189 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 10
SIR—After reading the remarks which you have occasionally made on the Gold Regulations, I am perfectly convinced that you have studied them well; and, in my humble opinion, your…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The diggomgs are going on much as usual. Some are leaving for Bingera, and others are coming back; some are going to spend the winter in a warmer climate. Last week we had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The weather still continues fine for mining operations The diggers are in all directions trying those portions of ground which will not be workable when the wet weather commences…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Various rumours have been afloat during the week, respecting some rich dry diggings said to have been discovered about 30 miles from Sofala, somewhere in the neighbourhood of Jew's Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Sunday evening the northern gold escort reached Maitland. The last escort that came down left Tamworth on its proper day, 12th April, but instead of arri[?]ing hera on the 14th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—I have the honor to report to you, for the information of his Excellency the Governor General, the result of the explorations and observations I have recently made on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As I anticipated in my last, numbers are daily returning from Bingera; they pronounce it to be a very strange gold field; present appearances lead people to think so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Looking over several files of your paper I was much struck at not finding any mention of the Meroo—the more so, as much is said of nearly all the other diggings, not forgetting even…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Whereas an Act was passed in the last session of Council for regulating the management of the Gold Fields of New South Wales; and whereas it is expedient to amend the same in manner…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We have been favored with the perusal of a letter from a digger at Bingera to a friend in Maitland, from which we extract the following. Bingera Diggings, May 10, 1853…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It is highly gratifying to the miners at this place to see by the last papers that the members of the Legislative Council have again met for the dispatch of business, and also to see by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Government are certainly entitled to say that, after the Council met, they lost no time in bringing in a bill to amend the Gold Act, so far as they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Several fresh places have been found since I wrote last, but notwithstanding these discoveries, the yield of gold has not been so great this month as during the preceding one. Stores…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There is really very little to communicate upon purely mining matters. The claims on the river bed, in front of Sofala, have all been taken during the week. This is now the most…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The wet weather has just commenced, which has caused a large number of the diggers to be on the move to the various dry diggings. The water-holes in the different gullies are being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Sunday evening the northern gold escort arrived in Maitland, on its way from Tamworth to Sydney. It only escaped another detention of two or three days at Murrurundi through the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sofala is not so dull as usual; business is brisker, and much on the increase. The diggers generally are doing well. The river claims at Sofala Reach are turning out extremely well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Since my last communication, nothing of importance with respect to mining operations has taken place. A great many parties are still doing remarkably well. Among them Ford's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have had fine dry weather for some time past, but which, unfortunately, is very unfavorable for the Bingera diggings, for water is very scarce, except at the springs. There are,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SOFALA, JUNE 8.—The weather is highly favorable for mining operations. The river claims in Sofala Reach are yielding well. Gard's party, last week, obtained 84 ozs,…
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